NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The Ottawa Senators' decision to sell off talent heading into the NHL trading deadline worked very well for Cory Schneider and the New Jersey Devils.

Schneider made 30 saves in posting his first shutout since November 2017 and Devils beat the undermanned Senators 4-0 on Thursday night in a game in which both teams gave indications they were getting ready to make trades in the next few days.

"It's never easy," Schneider said of the trading deadline. "You get to know these guys well and their families and, again, they're not gone right just yet so you have to wait and see what happens but just like we did tonight you have to be ready to play and move forward."